It is lovely when you can start to see all the cleaned, service and polished bits coming back together = OCD creeping in. My wife and kids think im bonkers.
Onto the wheels, these are photos having fully removed the bearings, serviced and reassembled putting on the Gen 1 Smoke/Dart tyres I had in stock. I've been building wheels for 30yrs and naturally went over them, to check running true and tensioned right. In great condition. I was slightly tempted to buy new DT spokes and replace them with shinny nipples. Then realised = NO. not needed, but the nipples and spokes have dulled with age.
Last bit to do was to give the frame a nice clean and simple polish. Check it over = putting a tiny camera inside the lugs / tubes where possible to check for cracks. All fine! phew! The paint work is amazing for the age & the colours are still vibrant & perfect. There is a tiny bit of rub on the top tube where the carbon lacquer has been peeling = where the foam grips have rotated and touched it.